Final Tour Day 1 Predictions

[RobtheAggie]

Finally! It seems like forever that the last game was played way back in September.

Here is the schedule:
Saturday 01.03.03 17:30 (SSR) NE Xamax - Basel
Sunday 02.03.03 16:15 (SAT1) Grasshopper -YB
16:15 Thun - Wil
The Servette - Zürich match has been moved to either the 19th or 26th of March

Here are the standings:
1. Grasshopper 25 (25)

2. Basel 24 (24)

3. Thun 16 (16)

4. Wil 16 (16)

5. Zurich 16 (16)

6. NE Xamax 16 (16)

7. Young Boys 15 (15)

8. Servette 15 (15)


Here are the injury reoprts:
NE Xamax - Basel
NE Xamax without Da Silva, Mangane, Tsawa (injured). Basel without Rossi (suspended), Ergic, Esposito (injured).

Grasshopper - Young Boys
Grasshopper without Barijho, Castillo, M. Hodel (injured). Young Boys without Petrosyan (suspended), Tikva (injured).
Uncertain: Jaggy, Tararache (Grasshopper, injured).

Thun - Wil
Thun without H. Moser (injured).
Wil without Rizzo (injured).
Uncertain: Milicevic (Thun, not qualified).


This weeks games should be good. Despite that the game will be played at Neuchatel, I think Basel will take some frustration out on them. Despite aleady playing three games, Basel can not rest if they want to catch Grasshopper and overtake them. 1-3 Neuchatel-Basel.

The Grasshopper-YB game should be an easy victory for Grasshopper. It will be interesting to see them play a real game finally, and see how they play. No problem in this one, 3-1.

The Thun-Wil has the potential to be one of the best matches of the weekend. I give the advantage to Thun due to the turnover at Wil. 2-1

[SwissGCZ]

Xamax - Basel 2:2 (Neuchatel always seems to play good against Basel)

GC - YB 2:0 (Narrow victory for GC - Chapuisat keeping the game close for YB)

Thun - Wil 1:1 (Neither team can grab this one)